mandag den 18. februar 2013

Nomis mor ville gerne overraske hende med en kage til fødselsdagen. Den skulle bare være med One Direction og i farverne gul og lilla. Her var det så jeg blev træt af, at kageprint såmænd kan findes billigt nok, men så koster de bare dobbelt så meget i forsendelse, så jeg overgav mig, og købte en sukkerprinter selv. Porto/forsendelse har det nemlig med at irritere mig vildt meget, da alt andet end storindkøb, får forsendelsesomkostningerne til at virke enorme.Nomi's mother wanted to surprise her with a cake for her birthday. It just had to be with One Direction and in yellow and purple. This is where I once again got annoyed by the fact that you can buy cheap sugar prints, but the shipping cost is at least twice as much as the actual print so I gave in, and finally bought my own sugar printer. Shipping costs have a tendancy to annoy me, since they always seem to be comparatively enormous unless you are bulk shopping.

Kagen var lidt svær at arbejde med, når nu fondanten skulle være ekstra tynd. Jeg valgte at bruge hvid chokoladesmørcreme at smøre op med, da jeg ellers risikerede at en mørk creme kunne ses igennem fondanten. Ulempen med hvid chokoladesmørcreme er så bare at den ikke stivner helt så meget, og når opsmøringen samtidig skulle være enormt god, når den kun er dækket med et tyndt lag fondant, så.... men jeg var tilfreds med resultatet.The cake was a bit difficult to work with, since the fondant had to be extra thin. I chose to use white chocolate buttercream to crumbcoat, as I didn't want to risk a dark creme showing through the transparent fondant. The disadvantage to using white chocolate buttercream is that it doesn't set as hard, and at the same time the coating had to be extremely smooth as such a thin layer of fondant can be extremely unforgiving. But all in all, I was quite pleased with the result.

tirsdag den 12. februar 2013

Min ældste søn skulle have kage med til klassens time. Sidste gang lavede vi en Matematik-bog, men denne gang måtte det blive en meget hurtig kage. Både fordi vi slås med sygdom herhjemme for tiden, som ikke giver meget tid til kager, og fordi han (som sædvanligt) først husker at fortælle mig det et par dage før. Han syntes, at vi skulle lave en kage med Napoleon, da de har om ham for tiden i historietimerne og historielæreren er deres klasselærer. Jeg forklarede, at det måtte blive en tegneseriefigur, for historiske portrætter er altså noget kun over mine evner:My eldest son needed to bring a cake for school, as they take turns bringing cake once a week. Last time we made a math book, but this time it had to be a very quick and easy cake. Both because we have been taking turns being ill in the family, so there isn't much time for caking, and because he (as usual) didn't tell med until a couple of days before. He wanted us to make a cake with Napoleon, as that is who they are covering in their history lessons these days. I explained, that it would have to be a cartoon version, as historical portraits are quite a bit above my abilities:

Kagen var to drømmekager, hvor den øverste er vendt på hovedet, så alt fyldet er i midten. Den er smurt op med Chokolade Smørcreme og overtrukket med Wilton's fondant.The cake was made of 2 Dreamcakes, where the top one was upside down, so all the filling is in the center. It is coated with Chocolate Buttercream and covered in Wilton's fondant.

Der var vist riiigeligt kage, så efter at lærerværelset også havde fået deres del, så fik vi stadigvæk rester med hjem, hvilket de yngre søskende absolut ikke havde noget imod. De synes ikke altid, det er så sjovt at se mig lave en kage, som de ikke får lov til at spise :)Apparently there was more than enough cake, so after all the teachers had their share too, he still brought leftovers home, which the younger kids didn't complain about at all. They don't always find it amusing to see me work on cakes that they won't even get to eat.

mandag den 11. februar 2013

Så kom tiden igen, hvor alle datterens veninder har fødselsdag, og der forventes efterhånden, at hun har kage med til dem i skolen. Denne gang har hun så faktisk næsten helt lavet den selv! Der var kun lidt problemer med planlægningen (hun havde overset og overhørt at chokoladecremen skal på køl i 8 timer, inden den kan piskes op), så jeg hjalp med at fylde kagen, mens hun var i skole, og så var jeg lige nødt til at overtrække kagen, da hun lige pludselig skulle ud af døren, efter at hun havde rullet fondanten ud. Ellers havde jeg bare planlagt et enkelt design, som hun selv kunne fortolke, og jeg synes at hun klarede det rigtig fint, selvom billedet som sædvanligt er dårligt. Det der med at have kagerne færdige efter midnat, som skal ud af døren inden kl 7 om morgenen, giver altså bare totalt dårligt lys, og det var svært at finde en ordentlig vinkel, som viste designet, men her er den da:It is that time of year again, where all my daughter's friends have birthdays, and by now they pretty much expect her to bring them a cake to school. This time, she has actually almost done it entirely by herself! She only had a planning issue (didn't see or hear that the chocolate creme needs to be refrigerated for 8 hours, before whisking), so I helped her fill the cake while she was at school, and I also had to cover that cake, when she ran out the door after rolling the fondant out. Other than that, I had just planned a simple design, which she could interpret however she wanted, and I think she did a great job, although the picture is poor as usual. The thing about finishing cakes past midnight, which have to be out the door before 7 am, is the lighting is horrible, and this time I couldn't find an angle to properly show her design, but here it is:

søndag den 27. januar 2013

Jeg var lidt svær at få fat på i et nogle uger, og var lige ved at ødelægge Lottes kage-planer for datterens 2 års fødselsdag, som så bare også lige var et surprise bryllup :) Jeg havde så en lille uge til at planlægge og lave kagen, og jeg fik frie hænder - hvilket nok var godt nok, for jeg nåede totalt at ændre planerne et par gange - også efter at jeg havde lavet pynt på forhånd, som så ikke blev brugt, men jeg var tilfreds med resultatet. Jeg ville nemlig gerne lave en kage, som var bryllupskage på den ene side og fødselsdagskage på den anden side, og ikke blandet sammen, når nu bryllups-delen af festen var en overraskelse :)I was a bit difficult to get hold off for a few weeks and almost ruined Lotte's cake-plans for her daughter's 2nd birthday - which also happened to be a surprise wedding. I had just under a week to plan and make the cake, and the design was all up to me, which was fortunate, since I changed the plans several times. Also after making decorations ahead of time, which then never got used, but I was happy with the result. I wanted a a cake with a Wedding side and a Birthday side, and not mixed together since the wedding part of the party was a surprise :)